21 entries under precursor topic. ×

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introduction(noun, event, start, top, new)
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preface(noun, event, start, top, beginning)
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preamble(noun, event, start, beginning, opening)
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overture(noun, event, start, approach, opening)
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foreword(noun, event, start, opening, words)
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prologue(noun, event, start, opening, words)
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preparation(noun, event, beginning, preliminaries)
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proem(noun, event, opening, launch, addition)
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exordium(noun, event, opening, launch, addition)
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groundwork(noun, preliminaries)
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frontispiece
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prefix
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prolegomena
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prolepsis
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protasis
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prolusion
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avant-propos
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heading
1
proemium
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premises
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APASmart Define. (2015). prelude thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "prelude thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, prelude thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "prelude thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms>